•    PRACTICES
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1.    I wanted to ask her what she thought of her ex-husband, but I figured it was better to let  sleeping________ lie."
        A. cat        B. dog        C. fish        D. cow
2.    "I have to run to the bathroom. Can you keep an eye ________ my suitcase while I am gone?"
        A. on        B. at        C. off        D. in
3.    "Her husband is awful; they fight all the time but I think it takes ________ to tango."
        A. one        B. two        C. three        D. four
4.    "I have decided that this summer I am going to learn how to scuba dive." --  "Me too! I have already paid for the course. Great minds ________alike!"
        A. think        B. hear        C. listen        D. tell
5.    "When my girl friend and my brother got in a fight I had to help my brother because blood is ________than water."
        A. thinner        B. thicker        C. better        D. more
6.    I think the main problem in this area is the lack of a good bus service.
        - You're right. You've hit the ________ on the head.
        A. nail        B. wall        C. lips        D. hand
7.    She is walking on the ________. She doesn't know how to say.
        A. air        B. road        C. street        D. garden
8.    When you do something, you should ________
        A. pay through the nose        B. turn over a new leaf
        C. weigh up the pros and cons        D. huddle into a pen
9.    Someone who is inexperienced is ________
        A. red        B. blue        C. black        D. green
10.    The year-end party was out of this world. We had never tasted such delicious food.
        A. enormous        B. terrific        C. strange        D. awful
11.    The nominating committee always meet behind closed doors, lest its deliberations become known prematurely.
        A. privately        B. safely        C. publicly        D. dangerously
12.    She's so ________; you really have to watch you say or she'll walk out of the room.
        A. high and dry        B. prim and proper         C. rough and ready         D. sick and tired
13.    "Whenever that professor says something I don't like, I have to bite my ________"
        A. tougue        B. mouth        C. lips        D. eyes
14.    "Sorry I was late for the meeting today; I got stuck in traffic." --  "That's okay; better late than ________"
        A. never        B. no        C. not        D. none
15.    "If you want to ask me, just ask; don't beat ________the bush."
        A. for        B. around        C. round        D. towards
16.    "Don't tell me how to do this; show me because Actions speak louder than ________"
        A. words        B. speech        C. work        D. jobs
17.    The time we spend apart has been good for us because absence makes the heart grow ________"
        A. fonder        B. founder        C. louder        D. sounder
18.    At every faculty meeting, Ms. Volatie always manages to put her foot in her mouth.17:32/-strong/-heart:>:o:-((:-hA. move rapidly                B. trip over her big feet
        C. fall asleep                D. say the wrong thing
19.    If you are at a loose end this weekend, I will show you around the city.
        A. free        B. confident        C. occupied        D. reluctant
20.    Thanks to her regular workouts and sensible diet she certainly strikes me as in the pink.
        A. in absolute health         B. in good health        C. in clear health        D. in extreme health
21.    That the genetic differences make one race superior to another is nothing but a tall story.
        A. cynical        B. unbelievable        C. untrue        D. exaggeration
22.    You should accept the Nokia mobile phone as a 16-birthday present from your parents delightedly. Don't ________
        A. look gift horse in the mouth        B. buy it through the nose
        C. pull my leg                D. take it for granted
23.    "Do you think you will win your tennis match today?" -  "It will be a piece of ________"
        A. cake        B. sweet        C. candy        D. bitcuit
24.    I'd like to do something to change the world but whatever I do seems like a drop in   the________"
        A. bucket        B. garbage        C. rubbish        D. river
25.    Jack has egg ______ because he couldn't remember how to spell "Batman"!
A. on his teeth          B. on his face           C. on his shirt           D. on his fingers
26.    Oh, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that. I guess I really put my _____ in my mouth.
A. foot        B. hand        C. elbow        D. knee
27.    Sharon always sticks her ________into everyone else’s business.
        A. head        B. lips        C. nose        D. mouth
28.    In Florida, the temperature drops below freezing only once in a ________moon.
        A. green        B. purple        C. blue        D. middle
29.    Brady’s surprise party is going to be great if you don’t let the ________out of the bag.
        A. dog        B. mouse        C. bat        D. cat
30.    We don't go there often - just ________and on.
        A. of        B. off        C. on        D. over
31.    He argued with her until he was ________in the face.
        A. black         B. grey        C. yellow        D. blue
32.    It was a ________-letter day when she finally received her graduation diploma.
        A. black        B. grey        C. red        D. white
33.    My sister became________as a ghost when she saw the man at the window.
        A. black        B. grey        C. yellow        D. white
34.    She passed her exam with flying ________and now wants to go out and celebrate.
        A. colors        B. colours        C. bays        D. objects
35.    My sister was always the teacher's ________ when she was in the first grade at school.
        A. pets        B. cats        C. dogs        D. doves
36.    Jose had a hard time comparing the iPhone to the Samsung phone because to him they were apples and oranges.
        A. containing too many technical details         B. very similar/-strong/-heart:>:o:-((:-hC. completely different        D. very complicated
37.    Peter is the black sheep of the family, so he is never welcomed there.
        A. a beloved member                B. a bad and embarrassing member
        C. the only child                D. the eldest child
38.    There's a list of repairs as long as ________
        A. your arm        B. a pole        C. your arms         D. a mile
39.    I tried to talk to her, but she was as high as a ________
        A. kite        B. house        C. sky        D. wall
40.    We're over the ________! Who wouldn't be? We've just won £1 million!
        A. planet        B. clouds        C. stars        D. moon
41.    I've never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they're not really my ________
        A. piece of cake        B. sweets and candy         C. biscuit        D. cup of tea
42.    You never really know where you are with her as she just blows hot and cold.
        A. keeps going                B. keeps taking things
        C. keeps changing her mood        D. keeps testing
43.    "Edwards seems like a dog with two tails this morning." - "Haven't vou hear the news? His wife gave birth a baby boy early this morning."
        A. extremely happy                B. extremely disappointed
        C. exhausted                D. very proud
44.    Thomas knows Paris like the back of his ________. He used to be a taxi driver there for 2 years.
        A. head        B. mind        C. hand        D. life
45.    Josh may get into hot water when driving at full speed after drinking.
        A. get into trouble         B. stay safe        C. fall into disuse         D. remain calm
46.    You have to be on your toes if you want to beat her.
        A. pay all your attention to what you are doing
        B. upset her in what she is doing
        C. get involved in what she is doing
        D. make her comply with your orders
47.    By appearing on the soap powder commercials, she became a ________ name.
        A. housekeeper        B. housewife        C. household         D. house
48.    When his parents are away, his oldest brother ________
        A. knocks it off        B. calls the shots         C. draws the line         D. is in the same boat
49.    Hearing about people who mistreat animals makes me go hot under the________
        A. chin        B. collar        C. sleeves        D. vest
50.    Shake a leg or you will miss the train.
        A. Hurry up        B. Slow down        C. Watch out        D. Put down